Typewriting-machine



E. THOMAS.

TYPEWRI'TING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE 20, I9I9.

Patnted Mar. 1, 19.21*

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E. HoMAs. TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20. 1919.

Patented. Mar. 1, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEric-E.

EDWARD THOMAS, OF NRW YORK, N. Y., AssrGNOR To UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

TYPEWRITING-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

Application filed June 20, 1919. Serial No. 305,497.

To all whom t may concer/a.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD THOMAS, a

citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, in the county of New York and State o' New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typewriting-Machines of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to typewriting machines, and is herein illustrated as applied to the machines known as continuous ianfold billing machines, although such latter machines are not used exclusively for fanfold webs, or exclusively for billing.

In such fan-fold machines and in other machines, it would be frequently advantageous to be able to insert a work-sheet from the front of the machine around the platen passing it outside of a work-sheet or workf sheets, which may already be in the machine.

It has been found, however, difficult and almost impossible to insert short, separate,

work-sheets in this fashion, because there is great liability of their catching upon either the paper-apron or upon the feed-rolls or other parts beneath the platen. This liability of catching, added tothe -friction against the webs or work-sheets already in the machine, haspractically prohibited the general utilization of short work-sheets in these machines.

According to the present invention, the

platen of the typewriting machine maybe raised toa sheet-inserting position completely clear of the feed-rolls and other parts, and, while detained in such'raised position, the .short work-sheet may be readily inserted from the front, and after the work-sheet is thus inserted, the platen' rise to a guiding position. In order to en-` able the typist to have both hands free while inserting the `work-sheet, there may be provided a handle or linger-piece which is adapted to be actuated to raise the platen to the sheet-inserting point or position,A and to detain it there when so raised. Where the invention is applied to a `fan-fold billing machine oi thetype above described, the

connections may be such that the usual' diS-v placement or swinging of the platen, by which the front paper-table yis brought to a horizontal position, will not be 4interfered with.

In order Ato facilitate the insertion of the outside sheet, the usual knife for severing thecfan-fold sheets may be caused to swing rearwardly and downwardly toward the sheet-guide which rises from the paper-table,

so that the knife assists in forming a continuousguide to carry the inserted sheet around the platen.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. y

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a fragmentary sectional side view of a fan-fold typewriting machine, showing the present invention as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l, but n omitting a number of parts, and showing V the handle, which swings upthe platen, actuated far enough to release the usual platenswing-frame of the fan-fold-machine. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, lbut show* ing the handle actuated far enough to have lifted the platen and latched `it in its intermediate sheet-inserting raised position.

- Fig. l is a view similar to Fig. 1, omitting many parts,'but showing-the swingy frame l swung up in the usual gaging operation of a fan-fold billing machine.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of most of the parts seen in Fig. l, and including a vfew other parts of the typewriter.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the rig'rht-hand` end of the parts seen in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofthe Sheetguide for guiding the inserted work-sheet rearwardly and upwardly.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the rear'or bottom paper-table or apron, showing the depressions for accommodating the guide of Fig. 7.

In the usual fan-fold billing machine, a web 10, herein shown as comprising three plies or layers, is drawn forwardly over the rear bar 11 of the usual extension 12 of the typewriter carriage. Upon this extension runs the usual carbon-paper carriage 13 having clip bars 14 for carbon-sheets 15, which are interleaved between the layers of the web 10.

In the ordinary operation of gaging a web 10 upon the machine, the platen 16 is swung upwardly to the Fig. 4 position, by first pushing rearwardly a handle 17 to release a catch 18 overlying a holding roll or pin 19 upon a swing frame 20. IVhen the swing frame 2O is thus released., the typist usually seizes the upstanding extension 21 of the front paper-table 22, which forms part of the swing frame, and swings the swing frame forwardly to the Fig. 4 'position, so that it rests upon the support 21, and then draws forwardly upon the webs 10, gaging them against the usual adjustable end gage 23 upon the extension 21. While holding the webs thus gaged, the typist usually pushes the carbon-paper carriage 13 rearwardly by thc usual handle, not shown,

and then swings the swing frame rear-A wardly to carry the platen 16 against the usual rear feed-rolls 24 and front feed-rolls 25. Usually after this the typist severs the gaged web by drawing it against the knife 26, and then proceeds to write by actuating the types 27 to print upon the platen on the usual printing line.

According to the present disclosure of my invention, the platen may be lifted to an intermediate sheet-inserting position and held there. For this purpose, there is provided a handle 28 which normally occupies the Fig. 1 position, and which is adapted to be drawn forward. swinging it around its journal 29 in the side piece 30 of the swing frame 20. This swinging of the handle carries around with it a cam follower arm 30", having a follower pin or roll 31, which underlies a cam 32 fast upon the rod or shaft 33, which carries the swing frame hook or catch 18 at each end of the swing frame. When the handle 28 is drawn forward to the Fig. 2 position, in which it is shown substantially upright, it has completely released the hooks 18, and is detained at this angle upon the swing frame 20, because a spring detent 34 seats itself in a depression 35 in the hub 36, which is fast to the handle 28. In swinging to this position, the han llc 28 also swings rearwardly an extension 37 of the follower arm or plate 30, and causes a pin 38 therein to draw rearwardly a link 39, which has a slot 40, against the rear end 'of which the pin 38 normally rests. In

thus drawing the link 39, the link swings downwardly the knife 26 from the Fig. 1 to the Fig. 2 position, thus carrying the knife backwardly along the webs if they have been previously severed, and preventing them from slipping out of place during' the ensuing rising of the platen. The connections for doing this include a pivoted arm 41 to which the link 39 pivoted, saidL arm carrying at its end a cam pin 42, which rides in a cam slot 43 of a plate 44 forming a lever journaled on the platen axle 45. and carrying at its front end 46 the knife 26. Further forward drawing of the handle 28 causes the pin 42 to strike the rear end of its cam slot 43, as in Fig. 2, with the result that the handle 28 draws on the plate 44 and positively swings the swing frame 2l) and the platen upward until they reach the Fig. 3 position, at which position the swing c frame is detained because a. rear arni i8 thereon carries its detent 49 into the depres sion 50 of a supporting spring 51, said spring being strong enough to hold the swing frame in this upper position, with the platen 16 now at its intermediate sheet-insertingpoint or position. In this position the platen 16 is above and clear of the printing point indicated by the type-head 27, and is therefore above and clear of the usual front cooperating elements (not shown) such as the usual type-guide and ribbon-vibrator and ribbon, thereby providing a clearance for the insertion of a work-sheet backwardly. from the front down at the front of and around below the platen.

When the parts are in this position, the typist has both hands free and may hold (Fig. 3) the webs 10 with the thumb or UgGl' llainst the front of the platen or now substantially vertical front papertable 22, while inserting with the other hand a front sheet 52 and an associated carbon The sheet 52 and, carbon slip down and are guided by the inner side of the knife 26 and then strike against the curved surface of a paper-guide 54 which includes arms or fingers normally lying within openings or depressions of the curved rear paper-table or bottoni paper-apron 57, as in Fig. 1, but which are swung up to the Fig. 3 position by the rising of the platen. The connections fo'.` causing the rising of the fingers 55 include a link 58, which is pivoted to a hub 59 of the swing frame where it is journaled upon the usual rod or shaft 60, said link including an elbow 61 to curve over the usual pinion 62, and also including a rearwardly-extending stretch 63 which is pivoted to the guide 54 at an Vear 64, The forward swinging of the swing frame swings the pivot of the link 58 foiwvardlv and thereby drawson-the earv 64, thus rocking the arms upwardly because they spring froma bail orcrossgage 73 upon the front paper-table.

piece 66 lying below the rod 33 and journaled thereon by ears 68 at the top thereof. The arms 55 extend forward through an opening 69 in the rear paper-table 57, as appears in Figs. 1, 2,- 3 and 4. The pivot 65 is far enough from the axis of the shaft 60 to swing the arms 55 up so that they will Iinst contact with' the knife 26, as seen lat Fig. 3.

The angle between the knife 26 and the arms 55 is soyslight that the front sheet 52, which is being inserted, readily bends rearwardly and slides rearwardly upon the arms 55 and slips into the opening 69 in the apron 57, so that it is carried beneath the rod 33 and, therefore, is not liable to be doubled up by the friction of theweb 10, as might occur if it were attempted to thrust the sheet between the webs 10 and the usual cover plate 7() which overlies the rod or bar 33.

In orderto make sure that the sheet 52 when thus thrust rearwardlv will pass beneaththe rod 33, the usual cover plate is provided with a forwardly-extending plate 71, against which the webs 10 may lie normally, and which carries a deflecting imderpiece 72, which bends the sheet 52 slightly downwardly if necessary t0 cause it to pass beneath the rod 33. The apron 57, the cover plate 7() and its extension 71 are shown in the drawings as formed in a single 1ece. f p lVhen the sheet 52 has thus been inserted, it may be gaged against an adjustable side Ifit be desired to separately gage the end of the inserted sheet 52, the work-sheets and the webs 10, instead of being gaged, as in Fig. 4;, may

be passed through a slit 74, so that they pass behind the front table 22, and may be gaged against any suitable gage, while the worksheet52 may be gaged against a leading edge gage', not shown, lying upon the worktable, or it may be gaged against the adjustable gage 23, which, for this purpose, may be moved down toward the front papertable 22. Y

When the work-sheet 52 has been thus inserted and gaged, the platen may be swung back against the feed-rolls 24 and 25 by a rearward movement ofthe handle 28, whereupon the hooks 18 will hook it down, being swung forward byv the usual spring 7 There may be provided a handle 7 6 for moving the knife 26 rearwardly and downwardly against the tension of its returning spring 76a without, however, Vraising the platen. For this purpose, the handle 7 6 is fast to a short shaft 77, upon which the arm l11 is also fast, with tthe result that actuating the handle 76 will' swing the plate 214 and consequently the knife 26.

In order to prevent the handle 28 from rattling or from 'falling out of position when the swing frame is swung to the Fig.

4c position, the detent spring 34 may normally rest in a depression 78 in the hub 36.

The bottom paper-table 57 may be of .much the usual form below the opening r69 except for the depressions 56, and thusacoommodate the feed-rolls, which may be substantially of the usual form, but so spaced that the arms 55 may rest upon the rear feed-roll shaft 79.

It will be noted that the arms 55 rise tothe Fig. 1 position even if the handle 28 vis not actuated, because the swinging of the swing frame 2O lifts them. This, however, does not interfere with the threading or drawing forward of the webs 10, as' shown in Fig. 1, since the arms 55 lie far below the webs 10. The pinion 62 forms part of the connection of the line-space handle 80 to the platen 16, one form of said connection being disclosed in the patent to VVernery t Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915.

Owing-*to the slack created in the web 10 vby the lifting of the platen, the web'will lie upon the :lingers 55 when the platen is lifted by the handle 28, and to insert the sheet 52, the web Ashould be lifted by` the thumb and linger clear of the fingers 55, as is shown in Fig. 3. This gives the sheet 52 a free path to the opening below the deflector 72 and above the cross-piece 66, so that it may project beneath the carriage eXtension l2.

Variationsmay be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: Y

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and platen frame includingl a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feedrolls to enable a web to -be ydrawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, and a lhandle adapted to be operated to swing the `platen to an intermediate point and cause it to be held there.

2. ln a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and platen frame infcluding a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls to carry the platen away from said feedy the platen above the swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feed.- rolls to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, a 5 handle adapted to be operated to swing the platen to an intermediate point and cause it to be held there, a guide to turn backwardly under the platen a sheet inserted in front of the web, a guide for the web behind paper-table, and a guide for said sheet adapted to direct it rearwardly clear of and beneath the web.

4:. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and platen frame inclnding a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feet.- rolls to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table,

and. cause it to be held there.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a. platen frame including a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a

swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said rolls, a knife adjacent the platen for severing webs passed around the platen, and a handle for moving said knife away from its cutting position and simultaneously moving the swing frame to lift the platen away from the Yfeed'- rolls.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame in- 40 eluding a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a 'swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said rolls, a knife adjacent the platen for severing webs passed around the platen, a handle for moving said knife away from its cutting position and simultaneously moving the swing frame to lift the platen away from the feedrolls, a paper guide normally out of the way beneath the platen, and a connection whereby the handle lifts the guide to the knife to guide backwardly around the platen a sheet inserted at the knife.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combi.-

nation with a platen and a platen frame including` a rear tuner-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feedrolls to enable a web to be drawn horizontally0 beneath the platen over the table, a. handle adapted to be operated to swing the platen to an intermediate pointand cause it to be held there, a guide normally lying '65 within depressions in said paper-table,

adapted to rise to turn backwardly under the platen a sheet inserted in front of the web, and a connection from said swing frame adapted to raise the guide to effective position.

8. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame including a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feedrolls to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, a handle adapted to be operated to swing the platen to an intermediate point and cause it to be held there, a guide normally lying within depressions in said paper-table, adapted to rise to turn backwa'rdly under the platen a sheet inserted in front of the web, a connection from said swing frame adapted to raise the guide to effective position, a bar behind the platen above the paper-table over which the web is drawn, and a second guide adapted to guide said sheet beneath said bar.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame including a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swinga-ble in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feedrolls to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, a handle adapted to be operated. to swing the platen to an intermediate point and cause it to be held there, a guide normally ineffective and lying within openings in said paper-table between the feed-rolls, and adapted to rise and turn backwardly under the platen, a sheet inserted in front of the web, and a link extending from the swing frame to the guide and adapted to raise the guide with the platen, though clear of it.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame including a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said feedrolls to enable a web t0 be drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, a handle adapted to be operated to swing the platen to an intermediate point and cause it to be held there, a guide normally ineffective and lying within openings in said paper-table between the feed-rolls, and adapted to rise and turn backwardly under the platen, a sheet inserted in front of the web. link extending from the swing frame to the guide and adapted to raise the guide with the platen, though clear of it, a. bar behind the platen above the paper-table over which the web is drawn, and a second guide adapted to guide said sheet-beneath said bar.

-1 1. In a typewritingmachine, lthe combionto said lirst nation with a platen and a platen lrarnein-l oluding a rear paper-table, of -feed-rollsV against which theplaten normallybears, a swing frame swmgable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said rolls, a

knife adjacent the platen for severing webs 12. In a front-strike typewriting machine,

the combination with a platen and a platenv frame including a rear paper-table, of feedrolls against which the platen normally hears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen; away from said rolls to enable a weh to be drawn horizontally beneath 4the platen over the table, a guide comprising ingersfnormally lying against said table, and ay link extending from said swing frame and adapted Vto lift said guide toward-horizontal position as the platen rises. v Y

13. In a front-strike typewriting machine,`

the combination with aplatenand a latenv frame including a rear paper-table, o feed- `rolls against which the platen normally bearsy a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry, the platen away from said rolls to enable a web'to be drawn horizontally beneath lthe platen over the table, a guide comprisingfingers normallyY lying against said table, a link extending from said swing frame and adapted to lift-said guide toward horizontal position as the platen rises, and a second guide at thefront'of'the swing frame, adapted to guide a work-sheet guide when insertedfrom the front. l

14C. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the Icombination with a platen and a platen frame-including a rear paper-table, of feedrolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frameswingable in said platen Ytrame tocarry the platen away from said rolls to enable a web to be. drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, a support.

adapted to supportvv said frame when the platen is swung entirely up, and a second support adaptedv to support said `swing frame at an intermediate position.

15. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen i frame including a rear lpaper-table, `of feedrolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the platen away from said rolls to enable'a web to be drawn hori-V zontally beneath the platen over'the table, a` guide comprising lingers VVnormally lying against said' table, alink' extending from said swingframe and adapted to li'ft said guide toward horizontal position as the platen rises, a support adapted to support said frame when the platen is swung entirely up, and a second supportadapted to support saidswing frame at an intermediate position. Y

16. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combinationwith a platen and a platen frame including a rear paper-table, of feedrolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platen frame to carry the plateny away from said rolls `to enable a -web to be drawn horizoni tally beneath the platen over the table, a guide comprising fingers normally lying against said table, a link extending from said swing frame and adapted to lift said guide-toward horizontal *position as the platen rises, a second guide at the front of4 the swing frame adapted to guide a work sheet onto 'said first guide' when inserted from the front, a spring for returning said second guide, a handle for swinging said vswing frame, and means vcooperating with thel handle to hold the second guide in effectiveV position Vagainst its spring.

17. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen yand a platen frame including a rear paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame swingable in said platenframe to carry the platen away from said feedrolls to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen over the table, means normally holding the platen against the rolls, a handle adapted to be operated torel' lease the swing frame and then swing the platen to an intermediate point and cause it to be held there, and a guide to turn backi Wardly under the front of the web. y

. 18. ln a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame, of` feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing framev forming part of said platen frame to carryl the platen up away from the feed-rolls, a hook engageable withtheswing frame for normally holding the swing frame to hold the platen against the feed-rolls, and a handle journaled on the platen a sheet inserted swing frame and operable first to release the hook from the swing frame and then to serve as lifting means for the swing frame lto carry the platen up away from the feed-rolls.

19. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and av platen frame including a paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen .normally bears, a Swing v frame forming part of said platen frame to carry the platen up away from the feedrolls, a hook normally holding the swing frame to hold thel platen vagainst the feedrolls, a handle journaledvon the swing frame adapted to be turned to cam vthe hook clear of the swing frame and then lift the swing frame, and a detent for detaining said swing frame with the paper-table substantially vertical.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame including a paper-table, of feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a swing frame forming part of said platen frame to carry the platen up away from the feed-rolls, a hook normally holding the swing frame to hold the platen against the feed-rolls, ahandle journalcd on the swing frame adapted to be turned to cam the hook clear of the swing frame and then lift the swing frame, a detent for detaining said swing frame with the paper-table substantially vertical, a rear paper guide over which a web may be drawn around the platen, and a second guide normally in ineffective position, but adapted to rise to effective position to guide a work-sheet inserted from the front beneath said first-named guide.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a traveling carriage and a platen frame therein, of a swing frame in said platen frame, a platen journaled in said swing frame, feed-rolls in the platen frame against which the platen normally bears, a device adapted to hold the swing frame with the platen raised to a considerable degree, a paper table in front of and abovethe platen adapted to stand nearly vertically when the platen is so raised, and comprising an opening through which a web may be passed to the rear of it, a guide for carrying rearwardly under the platen a work-sheet inserted at the front, and an adjustable edge gage adapted to gage the front inserted work-sheet.

22. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a traveling carriage and a. platen frame therein, of a swing frame in said platen frame, a platen journaled in said swing frame, feed-rolls in the platen frame against which the platen normally bears, a device adapted to hold the swing frame with the platen raised to a considerable degree, a paper-table in front of and above the platen adapted to stand nearly vertically when the platen is so raised, and comprising an opening through which a web may be passed to the rear of it, a guide for carrying rearwardly under the platen a work-sheet inserted at the front, and an adjustable edge gage adapted to gage the front inserted work-sheet, said guide normally in ineffective position and connected to be drawn to effective position by the swinging of the swing frame.

23. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a traveling carriage and a platen frame therein, of a. swing frame in said platen frame, a. rear guide over which webs may be drawn to the platen and forming part of the platen frame, means for swinging the swing frame to lift the platen, a rod in said platen frame adjacent said guide, and a paper guide journaled on said rod normally lying in ineffective position beneath the platen, and adapted to be swung to effective position to guide a work-sheet beneath said rod.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a platen and a platen frame, of

feed-rolls against which the platen normally bears, a frame displaceable in the platen frame to carry the platen away from the feed-rolls to a position to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen, a handle operable to displace the platen to an intermediate position, and means for detaining the platen at said intermediate position.

25. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a paper-table below the platen, a paper-guide below the platen independent of the paper-table and normally occupying a position of disuse, and manually operable means for concomitantly raising the platen above the printing point Vand away from the paper-table and for raising the paper-guide above the paper-table to effective position for turning backwardly under the platen the lower edge of a worksheet inserted at the front of the platen above the printing point; means being included to automatically return said paperguide to a position of disuse at the return of the platen to printing position.

26. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a rear guide behind the platen over which a web may pass below and around the platen, a paper-table below the platen, a paper-guide below the platen independent of the paper-table and normally occupying a position of disuse, and manually operable means for concomitantly raising the platen above the printing point and away from the paper-table and for raising the paper-guide above the paper-table to effective position for turning backwardly under the platen the lower edge of a worksheet inserted at the front of the platen above the printing point; means being included to automatically return said paperguide to a position of disuse at the return of the platen to printing position.

27. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a paper-table below the platen, means providing for raising the platen away from the paper-table to enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen and over the paper-table, manually operable means to raise the platen away from the paper-table to an intermediate sheet-inserting position, a aper-guide below the platen independent o the papertable and normally occupying a position of disuse, and a connection acting concomitantly with the raising of the platen to the low the platen, means providing. for raising the platen away from the paper-tableto enable a web to be drawn horizontally beneath the platen and over the paper-table, manually operable means to raise the platen away from the paper-table to an intermediate sheet-inserting position, a paper-guide be. low the platen independent of .the papertable and normally occupying a position of disuse, a connection acting concomitantly with the raising of lthe' platen to the sheetinserting position to raise the paper-guide away from the paper-table to edective position for turning backwardly under the platen the bottom edge of a sheet inserted in front of the web from the delivery side of the platen, a knife adjacent the'platen for severing a web passed around the platen, and means acting concomitantly with the raising of the paper-guide and platen to shift the knife downwardly away from its cutting position and into coperative'relation with the risen paper-guide to form a front extension to said paper-guide for a work-sheet inserted from the front at the back of the knife; means being included to automatically return said paper-guide to a position of disuse at the return of the platen to printing position.

29. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a paper-table below the platen, a knife adiacent the platen for -severing a web passed around the platen, a

paper-guide below the platen independent of the pztper-table and normally occupying a position of disuse, and manually operable meansfor concomitantly raising the platen and paper-guide away from the paper-tableto an eilfective sheet-inserting position and for lowering the knife into cooperative guiding relation with the raised paper-guide for turning baclrwardly under the platen the lower edge of a sheet inserted in front o the web at the back of the knife.

30. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatableplaten, a curved papertable for guiding the work below the platen, means for raising the platen away from the paper-table to a position enabling a webto extend substantially horizontally beneath the platen and above the paper-table, and means for raising the platen to an intermediate sheet-inserting position providing for the insertion of a work-sheet from the trent below the web on the platen and above the paper-table.

3l. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a curved papertable for guiding the work below the platen, means for raising the platen away from the paper-table to a position enablinga web to extend substantially horizontally beneath the platen and above the paper-table, means for raising the platen to an intermediate sl-ieet-inscrting position providing for the insertion of a work-sheet from the front below the web onthe platen and: above the paper-table, and means independent of the paper-table ttor-guiding the work-sheet as it is inserted from the Jiront backwardly under the platen and web, f

In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a curved papertable t'or guiding the work beiow the platen, means `for raising the platen away Ytrom the paper-table to a position enabling a web to extend substantially horizontally beneath the platen and above the paper-table, means vtor raising the platen to an intermediate sheet-inserting position providing for the insertion ot a work-sheet from the front loelow the web on the platen and above the paper-table, and means for holding the platen at said .intermediate sheet-insertin (T e u C position. 1

33. In a typewriting mach-ine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a rear guide behind tlie platen over which a web is drawn to the introductory side oi the platen, and means tor guiding a front-inserted worksheet from the delivery side of the platen below the platen and web thereon and below said rear guide for the web.

34. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a rear guide behind tlie platen over which a web is drawn to the introductory side of the platen, a paper-table forming a guide below the platen, means for more widely separating the paper-table and the platen to provide :for the insertion of a work-sheet from the liront, and means independent of the papertable for guiding the Yliront-inserted worksheet iirom 'the delivery side of the platen below the platen and web thereon and below said rear guide for the web.

35. In a tynewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, means for supporting and guiding a plurality of plies or web to and around the lower side of the platen from the introductory side thereof,

vsaid means including a paper-table below the platen forming a guide around the platen, means for carrying carbon sheets between the plies oi said web, means fory raising the platenaway from the papertable to a position permitting the retraction inserting raised position free trom the paper-table to provide for the insertion of a Work-sheet trom the delivery side of the platen at the outside of and below said web, and means independent of the papertable for guiding said work-sheet as it is inserted.

36. In a. typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, means for supporting and guiding a web below and around the platen from the introductory side thereof and including a paper-table forming a guide below the platen, means for raising the platen away from the papertable, and means independent of the papertable for guiding a front-inserted worksheet from the delivery side of the platen below the platen at the outside of said web.

37. In a typewriting machine, in combination, a rotatable platen, a rear guide behind the platen over which a plurality of plies ot web may be drawn below and around the platen from the introductory side thereof, carbon-carrying means at the rear of the rear guide for supporting earbon sheets between the plies of said web, means for raising the laten to a position permitting' the retraction of the carbon sheets, a paper-table formin a guide below the platen, means for increasing the distance between the platen and the papertable to provide for the insertion of a Worksheet from the front below the platen at the outside of said web, and guiding means independent of the paper-table for directing the lower end of said front-inserted work-sheet below the platen and below said EDWARD THOMAS.

, rear guide.

Witnesses:

CATHERINE A. NEWELL, EDrrH B. LIBBEY. 

